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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Interview/excerpts: Author Lia Davis with giveaway!

Please welcome Author Lia Davis to Epically Romantic! She is having a giveaway for a swag pack as well as to be entered into a grand prize drawing of a $25 Amazon Gift Card. So please comment and leave your email address for your chance to win! Now on to the interview and excerpts!

When did you first realize you wanted to be
a writer?

I’ve
always enjoyed making up stories and creating new worlds. Although I had always
kept those worlds private. I was afraid to share them with others, afraid no
one would understand. It wasn’t until I started reading paranormal romance
about three years ago that my muse woke up and said “Hey! We can do that.” LOL.
At first, I wrote to see if I could do it and quickly found out the I LOVE it!

What is your work schedule like when you're
writing?

I have
a full time day job with a two hour a day commute time, so I only have about
four hours a day, M-F, to write, promo, and crit. The weekends are when I get
most my word count down in between family time and household duties.

Where do you get your information or ideas
for your books?

My
ideas slam into me at the oddest times. I’ve learn to keep small notebook in my
purse. J
They come to me while brainstorming with my writing partner, while driving home
from work, I have a WIP that came to me while watching TV.

Do you have any suggestions to help me
become a better writer? If so, what are they?

Write,
Write, and Write. DON’T give up. See the story to the end no matter what you
think about it (I still tell myself this when writing the first draft). AND
join a critique group.

My
debut release came out on May 1st. I’m so excited. It’s one of the latest
installments of Decadent Publishing’s 1Night Stand series. It’s about a woman whose
special abilities had forced her to live a less than exciting life and a
vampire who has grown tired of his long life. They both seek a night of adventure
and passion.

Ravished Before Sunrise

By

Lia Davis

Blurb:

Born with the unusual
ability to see what truly lies in the shadows, Emalee Black is stuck between
two worlds, the paranormal and the human. Neither one accepts or understands
her and she's forced to live a quiet, boring life in hiding. When her best
friend mentions 1Night Stand dating service, Ema chooses a role-playing
adventure straight out of her romantic fantasies. She's to hunt her very own
vampire and have her wicked way him.

Vampire Darian Wyman is surprised
when his daughter signs him up for a one-night stand with an exclusive matching
agency. At first he's appalled by the idea, but as he reads the details of the
date he becomes intrigued. For one night he will get away from the life he has
long grown tired of to be hunted and captured by a would-be huntress. But he
has plans of his own for his little vixen.

However, when Darian
discovers the truth about Ema's inhuman abilities, the date could end before it
gets started.

Excerpt 1:

Emalee’s pulse raced as she
drummed her fingers on her desk and searched the website. A giddiness she
hadn’t known since senior prom ran through her. The site claimed unlimited
possibilities, a chance for adventure. Could they mean it? Because she’d
already seen things beyond what humans deemed possible. Hell, her whole
existence was unimaginable.

Her life had taken a
lonesome turn when a friend she hadn’t seen since high school noted how much
younger than the rest of her classmates she looked. Her long-lasting youth had become a
liability. Drawing too much attention to her unusual gift wouldn’t prove wise.
In some cases, it could get her killed.
With no alternative, she’d closed the door on her life among humans and
moved into the local witch coven, where everyone was different.

“What will you do?” Her best
friend since preschool, a coven member in good standing, sat next to her for
moral support and encouragement. Ema didn’t need much encouragement. The second
Beth had mentioned a one-night stand, she’d been hooked. And Madame Eve’s
dating service would save her from dying of boredom, at least for one night.

But could she go through
with it? A wicked smile tugged at her lips and her inner voice said, “Hell,
yeah.” Human strangers gave her a sense of safety. They knew nothing about her
past or her unusual abilities.

“Just one night?”

Excerpt 2:

Darian logged into his email
account. An unusual message flashed in his inbox. Madame Eve with 1Night Stand.
Why did that sound familiar?

A vague recollection of his
daughter mentioning the dating service two weeks before came to mind and he
growled. God, please tell me she didn’t. He skimmed through the email and
snatched the phone from the desk.

“Hello, Father.” A sweet and
cheerful female voice answered after one ring.

“Where are you?”

“Shopping. Is there a
problem?”

“You know anything about why
I would receive a message from 1Night Stand?” He tried to stay calm and not
overreact. The email could be a mistake.
Maybe Kat had nothing to do with it.

“Oh! She found a match so
soon? That’s great. You’ll have fun.”

Fun? “Katrina, I didn’t request to be set up on a date. I can’t
go meet a complete stranger and….” he scanned the email again. “…and spend the
night with her?”

“Oh, Daddy, please. This is
my gift to you. Now be the adult and have fun.” Her sweet tone did nothing to
soothe his growing annoyance.

“Kat….”

“I’m sick of you moping
around the mansion. You need a change in your life. Besides, when was the last
time you had sex?”

Lia! You are one busy lady and I have to admire your dedication to writing with what little time you have left each day. Bravo, bravo!!! I loved the idea about the one night stand dating service and I'm excited to read now :) To future success! Thanks for the great interview Nikki...nicely done!

About Me

Welcome

Thank for stopping by. I have been a lover of Romance books since the age of twelve. I am a mother, a gamer, a police dispatcher, a wanna be writer of erotica. I also love to chat, to rp (write), travel, listen to good music, drink a nice skinny vanilla latte and watch some good movies.

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